Virginia A. Caine, MD

Virginia A. Caine, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine for the Infectious Disease Division of the Indiana University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Marion County Public Health Department. She currently serves as the National Medical Association’s Chair of Infectious Diseases Session and Co-Chair of the HIV/AIDS Session.

Dr. Caine is a specialist in Infectious Diseases, with a national reputation for her work in AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. She has served as an Expert Panel Member for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in drafting their treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases and served as an advisor to the National Institute of Health on AIDS clinical treatment guidelines. She is a board member for the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Editorial Board. She received the National Medical Association’s “2010 Practitioner of the Year” Award.

Dr. Caine earned her medical degree at New Your Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. She received her Infectious Disease training at the University of Washington in Seattle. She has authored over 20 clinical research papers and written chapters in three books.

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